Bomb explosion at market in northern Afghanistan

According to the BBC a bomb explosion at a market in northern Afghanistan has killed nine people, police say.

An official from a provincial council was among the dead in the Ghormuch district of Faryab province.

A local doctor told the BBC at least 10 people had been injured.|

Last month at least 10 people were killed in Faryab when a suicide bomber struck a meeting of officials in the provincial capital.